Consultation on disaster risk reduction plan completed P14
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Friday, May 24, 2013
Issue No. 1778
Caribbean economies must diversify or perish – Dr Singh See story on page 12
Corporate Guyana honoured for HIV/AIDS fight See story on page 15
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House adopts committee report on death penalty, same-sex P7 relations
Independence exhibition P7 opens Shaka Chase freed of Cleto P8 murder
Education P10 system overemphasising academics, downplaying arts
Seated from left: Culture, Youth and Sport Minister, Dr Frank Anthony; National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) Director, Dr Shanti Singh; Human Services Minister Jenifer Webster; UNAIDS Country Coordinator, Dr Roberto Campos; and chairperson of the Guyana Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBCHA), Tracey Lewis (standing left) posing with the five awardees following Thursday night’s presentation
US$10M Farmer UGSS awaits to be spent beaten to Mahipaul repayment on phase to start projects death by two of National son during Artcelebrates Gallery city solid 20 years with waste plan row exhibition
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